I’ve spent time among the very very poor and I’ve spent time among the very very rich. The gap that exists there should not exist. Some have so much money they honestly don’t know what to do with it, and others have so little money they honestly don’t know what to do.

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We need a #WealthTax: 2% on $50M and over, plus an additional 1% on billionaires. Everyone knows it. One of the wealthiest men I’ve ever known once said to me, “My taxes are so low it’s obscene.”
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Lack of connection & compassion has turned our world's sumptuous feast into a nightmare. There is more than enough for everyone, but without the generosity of spirit and willingness to 'feed' each other, we will remain locked in the hell of the long spoon parable.
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Reminds me of Ursula Le Guin’s “The Dispossessed”.
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The @DNC and @GOP are “thriving financially while failing to satisfy consumers. ... From an antitrust perspective, ... Businesses realize that “whatever they’ve been doing in government is no good.” nytimes.com/2021/02/06/busin…

Money in Politics, One Month Later (Published 2021)

Since the Capitol riot, companies have re-evaluated their political donations. Will this be a turning point or a momentary blip?

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it absolutely is the crisis that will paralyze us if we don't do something. I found this podcast interesting, and wanted to interact at the end when they asked - what are we going to do with all these service workers? - how about a UBI??? @Richard_Florida modelcitizen.simplecast.com/…
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So...do you think this rings true?
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9 Feb 2021
"Given the growing income inequality in the United States, the relationship between wealth and compassion has important implications. Those who hold most of the power in this country, political and otherwise, tend to come from privileged backgrounds" scientificamerican.com/artic…
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And the Democrats and Fraud Squad don't really care.
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Should ask the rich a simple question, your money or your life....know they will struggle to choose...the poor face that question all the time...
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So how does tuning one’s consciousness en masse occur? Extracting minds from an abysmally deep pandemic of mental health crisis
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do your part and start handing out 100 dollar bills to the homeless. put your money where your mouth is and dont expect the government to be a saint for you.
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Thank you Marianne for speaking out about this.
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